The term skyscraper was first used in 1888 to describe 11-story building
The term skyscraper was first used in 1888 to describe 11-story building
To escape the Earth s gravity a rocket need to travel at 7 miles a second
Indians have been involved in 40 % of the start-ups in the Silicon Valley
The only man-made structure visible from space is the Great Wall of China
The highest recorded mileage on a single automobile was 2 1 million miles
In 1913 the Russian Airline became the first to introduce a toilet on board
The Mercedes-Benz motto is Das Beste oder Nichts meaning the best or nothing
The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova from the USSR in June 1963
Because heat expands the metal the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun
The term Radar is derived from the phrase Radio Acquired Detection And Ranging
The world s longest street is in Canada Toronto s Yonge Street runs 1 190 miles
The Mercedes-Benz motto is Das Beste Oder Nichts which means the best or nothing
The only wood used by famed London cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale was mahogany
Facebook gives the option to download everything one has ever posted in a ZIP file
Communications giant Nokia was founded in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Fredrik Idestam